A presentation by Jacqueline Springer

1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007
Archer 365
20 Derne Street
Boston, MA

Following the November 2006 presentations of 'From the Spray Can to The Supreme Court: Rap & US Law' and 'Code of The Streets: Rap & The Law of Snitching', Jacqueline Springer, cultural critic and journalist, returns to Suffolk University to further examine rap music’s relationship with American law.

With politicians preparing to debate rap in Congress (following the shift of criticism from Don Imus' insults unto the language used within rap), Contemporary Black Music Culture will examine the journey the 'N' word has taken within modern entertainment. Just how influential has our recreational media - cinema, television, stand up comedy, music and print - been in changing street vernacular since the 1970s? And has the defence that the reclamation of the ‘N' word holds different meaning held any weight during the post Imus fallout?

Light refreshments will be served